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An architectural rendering shows the exterior of the proposed Woodman’s Community Center, the ice arena and indoor sports complex the city and a private-sector group hopes to build at Uptown Janesville at the site of the former Sears department store. The Janesville City Council voted Monday to authorize the city buying the former Sears from the mall’s owner for $1 plus closing costs.

The city of Janesville is asking the council on Monday to authorize the city to buy the former Sears, which is on land that’s the footprint of the proposed Woodman’s Community Center, a two-sheet ice arena and conference center the city and a private group are considering building.

The owner of the lot at the corner of Humes Rd and Milton Ave said a Chili's will be built there. It previously was a Perkins restaurant that closed in August 2019. The building was demolished in August 2021.

A Janesville downtown with several hundred new apartment units? It’s a future that might not be far off, even if it’s been a long, cold winter fraught with continued inflation and bottlenecks in construction labor and materials.

Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates is proud to announce the sale of the Pontiac Convention Center. Managing Broker Bill Mears and Adam Shultz represented the seller in this transaction.

Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates' team of William Mears and Adam Shultz represented the seller in this exciting land sale.

A new 178,000-square-foot industrial building on the south side of Janesville could land a pet snack producer who plans to produce jerky-style, ‘meaty’ dog treats. The company under a tax-incentive deal the city approved Monday would be required to pay employees $20.82 an hour.

Mercyhealth announced Thursday plans to add a 30,000 square foot expansion to one of its treatment centers, citing a growing need for improved and expanded facilities.

Proposed four-story mixed-use development at 80-100 E Grand Ave in Beloit, WI.

In November 2021, grocery chain Hy-Vee told the city it plans to revamp the former Shopko building into a new supermarket.